This won't be a super cheap item out of the gate, it's a pretty high powered, fully 1080p/60 supported including recording, it won't be a $99 Roku type device. At launch this is going to be $299 minimum.

enlightnin, Neuros is not working directly with Adobe, but ARM and TI are. You'll see Abobe flash 10 on ARM in 2009.

Boxee runs on the Neuros LINK ( http://www.neurostechnology.com/neuros-link ) as well.

There is a sign up to apply for beta testing the device as it becomes consumer ready:
http://phpl.neurostechnology.com/lists/?p=subscribe&id=5

the product with no hdd is the Neuros Recorder: http://www.neurostechnology.com/recorder-2-series and it's typically $99 or less

well, I agree it's a service of sorts, but I'm not sure what it means with regard to independent artists and their distribution. It's clear that the internet has already changed the game some. Physical distribution is certainly less important and the connection between artist and fan is generally more direct.

In fact, I think there are big changes at work here that really dwarf the DRM v. No DRM changes. With podcasts and broadband penetration and speeds on the rise, there's more and more opportunities for streamlining the distribution channels, and taking out middlemen that are no longer needed, and adding new valuable services some of which we can't yet imagine. Either way, I doubt that trying to lock down the content with inoperable DRM schemes is the way to win this game.

It's a great concept, but it's never been possible to pull off in practice. If Microsoft can't even keep their DRM schemes compatible within their own line, I can't imagine how cross company schemes will possibly work.

I also don't agree that the only two alternatives are DRM or charity, clearly emusic and now amazon sell mp3s in a model that is neither.

"there are some grating explanatory videos after the break that will have you running back to the open arms of "Big Media" in a heart beat." - I love Engadget!

looks like I'm not excluded!

There actually was an NDA on the first page:

http://wordsofjoe.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/eula-to-take-a-survey/

It was really primarily because these were "concepts" and not ironed out products...